Report: Jamar Taylor had sports hernia surgery

There was some uncertainty about whether or not safety Reshad Jones was going to report for the start of OTAs with the rest of the Dolphins on Tuesday.

As it turns out, Jones wasn’t the member of the secondary to worry about. The safety reported for duty, but rookie cornerback Jamar Taylor missed the session. Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports that Taylor had sports hernia surgery in Philadelphia on Tuesday instead of practicing with his teammates.

Taylor is expected to be sidelined four-to-six weeks as a result of the surgery, which means that he won’t be joining his teammates on the field for the remaining offseason workouts or the June minicamp. The second-round pick is expected to be healthy in time for the start of training camp.

This may be a more serious setback than it seems, unfortunately. This guy is talented enough to start opposite Grimes but he’ll be playing catchup and possibly hesitant until the preseason. History shows that this could be more of a blow to mental health than physical health. Sucks.

Just a little medical scuttlebutt. First in order to diagnose sports hernia the athlete must be treated with rehabilitaion aka PT, to be able to diagnose sports hernia. Second, the definition of a sports hernia is one of rule out. If no other treatment works, then youvtry a surgical repair. This is microscopic surgical procedure with three minor holes and very little downtime. The athlete goes hard to see if the mesh functions as it should. In as little as two weeks the athlete could return to play.